Fountain-brush



I BOJKO.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.22, 1921.

Patented June 21, 1921.

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FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN-22, 1921.

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IWAN IBOJKO, OF ROME, NEW YORK, ASSIG-NOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH YADWISINGZAK, OF ROME, NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

Application filed January 22, 1921.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IWAN BOJKO, a citizen of Ukraine, residing at Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F ountain-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fountain brushes and has particular reference to a brush supported by a casing containing a supply of water that is valve controlled for feeding to the brush body.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a fountain brush embodying a casing with a brush rcmovably secured therein with an apertured partition in the casing having the openings therein controlled by a sliding plate for regulating the flow of water from the casing to the brush.

The invention further. contemplates a fountain brush wherein a casing adapted for containing water regulates the supply of water to a brush carried by the casing and is provided with a plug attachment for receiving a supply hose for supplying water to the casing.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described in connec tion with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view, partially in section, of a fountain brush constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line II--II of Fig. 3 showing the sliding valve plate in the casing for regulating the flow of water from the casing to the brush,

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on line 111-111 of Fig. 2 showing the shaft and pinion for operating the sliding valve plate,

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 2 showing the slide plate valve and the apertured partition guide therefor,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21, 1921.

Serial No. 439,214.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the apertured guide partition,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the sliding plate valve, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the brush detached from the casing.

Referring more in detail to the accomplanying drawings, there is illustrated a fountain brush embodying a casing having a brush head removably secured therein with openings in the backing of the brush to permit the flow of water from the casing through the brush onto the bristles thereof. An apertured partition guide extends longitudinally of the casing and supports a slid tom thereof remaining open forthe recep tion of the brush backing 4 received in the open bottom of the casing with a gasket 5 positioned between the brush backing and the casing to render the connection water tight, the brush being maintained within the casing by fastening screws 6 passing through the end walls of the casing and entering threaded sockets 7 in the ends of the brush backing as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 7. Water contained within the casing flows in contact with the brush bristles 4 through apertures 8 in the brush backing.

Means is provided for regulating the flow of water in the casing to the brush and includes a partition guide in the form of a plate 9 having inwardly directed side flanges 10 with end angle extensions 11 secured to the end walls 3 of the casing as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The partition guide 9 is pro vided with a plurality of openings 12. A sliding valve plate 18 is flatly mounted on the partition guide 9 with the edges thereof extending beneath the side flanges 10 as shown in Fig. 4, the plate 13 being provided with a plurality of openings 14 adapted to be brought into registration with the open ings 12 to permit the flow of water from the casing to the brush and to be moved to close said openings as shown in Fig. 3. To efi'ect sliding movement of the plate valve 13, the top wall 1 of the casing carries a tubular bearing post in which a rod 16 is journaled with a suitable packing at the upper end thereof closed by a gland 17 While the rod 16 is rotated by the handle 18. Ihe lower end of the rod 16 carries a pinion 19 projecting beneath the bearing post 15 for engagement with the teeth of'the rack'bar 20 1 carried by the upper face of the plate valve 13. A valve filling plug 21 is carried by the casing Wall 1 and the casing is filled with water or other fluid through said plug. A handle-22 of'an'y preferred form is carried by a side wall 2-of the casing by which the brush is manipulated.

In the operation of the device, the casing is filled with water through the valve plug 21 with the openings 12 and 1 1 in the partition guide and valve plate out of registration. When it is desired to deliver water onto the brush backing 4:, the handle 18 of therod 16 is rotated in the desired direction to cause a shifting movement of the valve plate 13 by the pinion 19 of the post 16 engaging the rack 20 on the valve plate, thus shifting the valve plate in the desired direction for the purpose intended, the plate being guided in' its movements by the side flanges 10 of the partition. Movement of the valve plate 13 may regulate the area of the openings 12 to vary the quantity of water delivered to the brush backing.

While there is herein shown and described what is believed to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be partition flanges, a rack bar carried by the valve plate and extending longitudinally thereof, a perpendicular shaft journaled in said casing and a pinion carried by the lower end of said shaft engaging the said rack bar to shift the valve plate upon rotation of the perpendicular shaft.

2. In a fountain brush of the type described wherein a casinghas an apertured partition with guide flanges at opposite sides thereof and perpendicular end lugs secured to the end walls of the casing, and a brush head secured in the casing below the partition, a slidingapertured valve plate flatly engaging the apertured partition and guided 7 1n its movements by the partition flanges, a

tubular bearing carried by said casing, a shaft journaled in said bearing, the lower end of the shaft and bearing terminating at their lower ends at a point spaced above the valve plate, a longitudinally extending rack bar carried by the valve plate and disposed laterally of the bearing and shaft, and

a pinion secured to the lower end of the shaft and extending laterally of said bearing for engagement with the rack bar to shift the valve plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

IWAN BOJKO. 

